Chapter 5 Grammar

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'The entire population of West Virginia for more than two hundred years (was, were) almost all Scots Irish.'?

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The subject is 'population'.

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Which verb agrees with the subject in the sentence: 'Since its founding, the town (has, have) grown.'?

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The correct verb is 'has'.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The British, one of the most prosperous ethnic groups in Maine, (has, have) been thriving.'

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The subject is 'British'.

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Does the underlined word agree with its antecedent in the sentence: 'The Egyptians led by King Tut, founded their first city and called them Egypt.'?

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No, it should be 'it'.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'Today, about half of West Virginia's population (consists, consist) of nonwhite ethnic groups.'?

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The subject is 'half'.

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Define 'subject' in grammar.

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The subject is the part of a sentence that indicates who or what the sentence is about.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural).

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Give an example of a singular subject with its correct verb form.

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Example: 'The dog barks.' (singular subject 'dog' with singular verb 'barks').

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Give an example of a plural subject with its correct verb form.

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Example: 'The dogs bark.' (plural subject 'dogs' with plural verb 'bark').

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What is an antecedent in grammar?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.